Peter Ustinov
Born April 16, 1921 (Age: 105)
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Camden, London, England, UK
Biography
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE (16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter. A noted wit and raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. He was also a respected intellectual and diplomat who, in addition to his various academic posts, served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for acting, a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He displayed a unique cultural versatility that has frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 (1950) to Ustinov. In 2003, shortly before his death in 2004, Durham University renamed its Graduate Society as Ustinov College in honour of the significant contributions Sir Peter had made while serving as Chancellor of the University from 1992 onwards.
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE (16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter. A noted wit and raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. He was also a respected intellectual and diplomat who, in addition to his various academic posts, served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for acting, a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He displayed a unique cultural versatility that has frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 (1950) to Ustinov. In 2003, shortly before his death in 2004, Durham University renamed its Graduate Society as Ustinov College in honour of the significant contributions Sir Peter had made while serving as Chancellor of the University from 1992 onwards.
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Filmography
Parkinson at 50
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 100
Hollywood Invasion
2011
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as
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Age: 90
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 88
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
2004
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as Self
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Age: 83
Luther
2003
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as Frederick
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Age: 82
Salem Witch Trials
2002
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as William Stroughton
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Age: 81
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
2002
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as Presenter
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Age: 81
No Image
Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk
2002
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as self
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Age: 81
My Khmer Heart
2000
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as Self
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Age: 79
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
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as Self
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Age: 78
The Bachelor
1999
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as Grandad
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Age: 78
Alekan le magnifique
1998
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as Self
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Age: 77
Stiff Upper Lips
1998
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as Horace Wiggins
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Age: 77
No Image
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio
1995
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as Narrator
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Age: 73
No Image
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro
1995
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as Narrator
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Age: 73
No Image
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti
1995
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as Narrator
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Age: 73
No Image
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni
1995
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as Narrator
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Age: 73
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
1994
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as Narrator
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Age: 72
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
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as Professor Nikolais
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Age: 71
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
1991
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as Self - Actor
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Age: 69
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
1990
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as Self
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Age: 69
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990
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as Il veterinario
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Age: 68
Granpa
1989
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as Granpa (voice)
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Age: 68
The French Revolution
1989
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as Vicomte de Mirabeau
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Age: 68
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
1988
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as Self - Host
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Age: 67
No Image
Beethovens Zehnte
1988
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as Beethoven
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Age: 67
Appointment with Death
1988
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as Hercule Poirot
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Age: 66
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
1988
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as Self
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Age: 66
Peep and the Big Wide World
1988
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 66
Children of Ghana
1988
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as Voice-over (English)
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Age: 66
Thirteen at Dinner
1985
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as Hercule Poirot
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Age: 64
Evil Under the Sun
1982
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as Hercule Poirot
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Age: 60
No Image
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982
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as
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Age: 60
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
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as Grendel (voice)
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Age: 60
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
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as Truck Driver
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Age: 60
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
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as Charlie Chan
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Age: 59
Death on the Nile
1978
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as Hercule Poirot
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Age: 57
Metamorphoses
1978
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 57
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
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as The Caliph
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Age: 56
Logan's Run
1976
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as Old Man
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Age: 55
Julie's Christmas Special
1973
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as Self / Santa Claus
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Age: 52
Robin Hood
1973
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as Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
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Age: 52
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
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as Doctor
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Age: 51
Short Cut to Haifa
1972
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as Israeli Truck Driver
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Age: 50
Babar Comes to America
1971
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 50
Viva Max!
1969
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as General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
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Age: 48
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
1968
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as Narrator / All voices (voice)
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Age: 47
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
1968
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as Presenter
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Age: 46
Lady L
1965
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as Prince Otto of Bavaria
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Age: 44
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
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as Fawz
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Age: 43
Topkapi
1964
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as Arthur Simon Simpson
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Age: 43
The Peaches
1964
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 42
Women of the World
1963
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as English Narration (voice)
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Age: 41
Everyman
1963
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as Narrator (English)
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Age: 41
Billy Budd
1962
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as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
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Age: 41
Romanoff and Juliet
1961
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as The General
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Age: 40
The Sundowners
1960
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as Rupert Venneker
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Age: 39
Spartacus
1960
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as Lentulus Batiatus
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Age: 39
The Legend of the Good Beasts
1956
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as The Storyteller
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Age: 35
Lola Montès
1955
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as Circus Master
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Age: 34
We're No Angels
1955
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as Jules
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Age: 34
The Moment of Truth
1955
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as The Marshall
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Age: 33
Beau Brummell
1954
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as George, Prince of Wales
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Age: 33
The Egyptian
1954
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as Kaptah
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Age: 33
Odette
1950
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as Lt. Alex Rabinovich
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Age: 29
The True Glory
1945
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as Commentator
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Age: 24
Let the People Sing
1942
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as Dr. Bentika
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Age: 21
The Goose Steps Out
1942
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as Krauss
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Age: 21
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
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as The Priest
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Age: 21